Fabrication, characterisation and tribological investigation of artificial skin surface lipid films

Tribology Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-93

  Gerhardt, L C ^a,b   Schiller, A ^a   Muller B ^a   Spencer, N D ^b   Derler, S ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Biotribology; Contact angle; Deformation; Friction; Glass; Lubrication; Polymers; Sebum; Skin model; Steel; Surface free energy

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SKIN; BIOTRIBOLOGY; CHARACTERISATION; FRICTION BEHAVIOUR; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTION MEASUREMENTS; HUMAN SKIN; LIPID COATING; LIPID FILMS; LUBRICATION EFFECT; MECHANICAL SKIN; MODEL SURFACE; NORMAL LOADS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEBUM; SKIN MODEL; SLIDING VELOCITIES; STEEL BALLS; SURFACE CONDITIONS; SURFACE FREE ENERGY; WATER CONTACT ANGLE; WETTING BEHAVIOUR;

ADHESION; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CONTACT ANGLE; DEFORMATION; FREE ENERGY; FRICTION; GLASS; LIPIDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMERS; SKIN; STEEL; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TRIBOLOGY; WETTING;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 67649669239     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-009-9411-0     Document Type: Article

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